Vijayawada, Apr 26 (UNI) Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy asked the officials concerned to increase the internet capacity to 20 GB if necessary to provide internet facility with unlimited capacity in villages so that it would be easy to work from home.
The Chief Minister held a review meeting here on Monday on internet connections to villages and distribution of laptops as an option under Amma Vodi Scheme and directed the officials to be prepared to provide uninterrupted unlimited high band internet network to all villages.
The Chief Minister asked the officials to prepare an action plan to provide internet connection facility to 31 lakh houses in YSR Jagananna colonies that are being newly constructed and added to lay underground cables in 108 cyclone-affected villages. He said providing internet facilities in all villages should be completed by 2023.
The Chief Minister said that village digital libraries should be set up in all villages and the construction should be done as per the schedule and added that computers should be ready by the time they are completed. He asked them to arrange a newspaper stand in village libraries. He asked to arrange six computers in each library.
Energy Secretary Nagulapalli Srikanth said cable works are already underway and would be completed by March 2023. He said 14,671 km of aerial cable has been laid in 3642 villages of 307 mandals.
Panchayat Raj Commissioner Girija Shankar said digital libraries are being constructed with an area of 690 square feet and the construction cost of each library is estimated at Rs.16 lakh, while 20 seats are being set up in each library.
School Education Principal Secretary Buditi Rajashekar said options are being collected from students for Amma Vodi scheme and laptops are being procured in two models and high end version laptops will be provided to engineering students. Energy Minister Balineni Srinivasa Reddy and AP Fibernet Chairman Dr P Goutham Reddy were among those who were present.
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